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> i have been following politics and writing about politics for over 50 years, even before i got to washington. it is an addiction. >> charlie: and reporting is an addiction for you. >> it is. it's fun to find something out that other people don't know. printing it. a lot of people say that this book -- they're amazed at how many facts in there i tell about myself and the things usually you don't put in -- journalists don't put in their memoirs and i say that was my style. >> charlie: what was the hardest thing to put in here? >> i think the most difficult thing was to put in the mistakes i have made -- >> charlie: what was the biggest one in your judgment? we couldo through all of them but what's the biggest one in your judgment? >> it may not sound like much but such an embarrassment when chuck colson got me to write a column about suing "time" magazine for reporting that he was involved in the watergate burglary, and i was -- that was my weakness. it's been my weakness. i am so desirous of getting a scoop that sometimes i will grasp at something that a column shouldn't have been written. >>
> i have been following politics and writing about politics for over 50 years, even before i got to washington. it is an addiction. >> charlie: and reporting is an addiction for you. >> it is. it's fun to find something out that other people don't know. printing it. a lot of people say that this book -- they're amazed at how many facts in there i tell about myself and the things usually you don't put in -- journalists don't put in their memoirs and i say that was my style....
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contributor to the daily caller.com a new political news website and the former deputy editor of the washington times. angie giles is here with me. nice to have all of you. >> thank you. >> let's get to it. nancy, since you're here. what's your reaction to these words? >> i'm embarrassed for harary reed. i would say harry how many black people do you know? okay? there's not one negro dialect, and this is something that's the bayne of my existence for a long time. i've never heard for anyone call for one single dialect. people are people. there are different ways of talking. it blows my mind and its very sad to see what lies just below the surface of someone that one would think is a democrat, might be a little more liberal-minded. it's more proof at how having the first black president is blowing people's minds. >> jeff johnson, is it racist? >> no. i think that it was -- i think it was in bad taste, but there were a whole lot of black folks that said that. black folks said he was a respectable black guy. they were black people that said, is he black enough? so i think that this was an accurate
contributor to the daily caller.com a new political news website and the former deputy editor of the washington times. angie giles is here with me. nice to have all of you. >> thank you. >> let's get to it. nancy, since you're here. what's your reaction to these words? >> i'm embarrassed for harary reed. i would say harry how many black people do you know? okay? there's not one negro dialect, and this is something that's the bayne of my existence for a long time. i've never...
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that set washington on its ear. a new book claim bing by mark halpern and john hidealman reports that during the campaign last year senate majority harry reid was telling people privately that barack obama's campaign would be helped because he was, quote, a light-skinned african- american with no negro dialect unless he wanted to have one." reed spent all day yesterday apologizing to the president who said he accepted the apology and to a score of black politicians and leaders. but the episode does recall a very similar incident when then republican leader trent lott said that he had the country elected segregationist strom thurmond we wouldn't have had so many problems. that caused such a furor you'll recall that lott had to resign his leadership post. senator feinstein who is in california this morning, i have to start with that. is this going to have the same impact on harry reid? should he resign? >> i don't think so. first of all, all of us are imperfect. clearly this was a mistake. clearly the leader misspoke.
that set washington on its ear. a new book claim bing by mark halpern and john hidealman reports that during the campaign last year senate majority harry reid was telling people privately that barack obama's campaign would be helped because he was, quote, a light-skinned african- american with no negro dialect unless he wanted to have one." reed spent all day yesterday apologizing to the president who said he accepted the apology and to a score of black politicians and leaders. but the...
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david ignatius wrote for "the washington post" that caught my attention. what worries me looking ahead, thinking about the country is what might be called the californiaization of america. the growing tendency of our political system to make promises in social spending programs that it isn't prepared to pay for with tax increases. think about california. how can you stick to a position, as you do, that tax increases are not the way to go? >> well, first of all we have no option because if you do the tax increases, you immediately kind of stifle the economy. so right now where we try to get -- where we see that the economy is bottomed out and there is a chance now to come back, to go in now to hit the state with more taxes will be the wrong thing to do. so what you want to do is you want to do the opposite, you want to go and put money into the economy and you want to give tax incentives for businesses, for new hires as we did, or retraining people or for home buyers tax credits and so on. i think that it will be a big mistake. i think the thing that politi
david ignatius wrote for "the washington post" that caught my attention. what worries me looking ahead, thinking about the country is what might be called the californiaization of america. the growing tendency of our political system to make promises in social spending programs that it isn't prepared to pay for with tax increases. think about california. how can you stick to a position, as you do, that tax increases are not the way to go? >> well, first of all we have no option...
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and hello again from fox news in washington. well, a little more than a week in 2010, election politics is already in full swing. on saturday, senate majority leader harry reid apologized to president obama for racial remarks he made during the last campaign. three top democrats announced they won't seek re-election. but open warfare has broken out among the republicans over the g.o.p. chairman. joining us now are the leaders of both parties. michael steele, the controversial head of the republican national committee, and virginia governor tim kaine, chairman of the democratic national committee. gentlemen, welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> great to be with you, chris. >> chris: before we get to the differences between your two parties, i have to ask about the difficulties going on within each of your camps. governor kaine, a new book in the 2008 campaign called "game change" says of senate majority leader harry reid -- let's put it up -- he was wowed by obama's oratorical gifts and believed the country was ready to embrace
and hello again from fox news in washington. well, a little more than a week in 2010, election politics is already in full swing. on saturday, senate majority leader harry reid apologized to president obama for racial remarks he made during the last campaign. three top democrats announced they won't seek re-election. but open warfare has broken out among the republicans over the g.o.p. chairman. joining us now are the leaders of both parties. michael steele, the controversial head of the...
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coming back to this notion john harris put out of the public versus the washington audience. do you see that same divide, two audiences he had to reach? >> i don't think the tune i don't know speech was the place for him to lay out the legislative and political strategy for the job that he is trying to accomplish. the legislation that he wants to get passed. i think his job was to shore up waiverring democrats. i'm not going to run for the hills and you shouldn't, either. in the coming days he'll be out on the trail as he was today getting voter support and he's going to be doing a lot of arm-twisting behind the scenes to get his agenda passed and in that sense he has a much higher chance of moving democrat than he does republicans, i think. >> woodruff: what about that, john harris? what is the... what's your sense in was it smart for him to make this appeal to bipartisanship and to say to his colleagues "don't run for the hills"? >> absolutely. and i want to clarify my point. i don't think a tune i don't know speech would be the appropriate place to lay out in the nitty-gri
coming back to this notion john harris put out of the public versus the washington audience. do you see that same divide, two audiences he had to reach? >> i don't think the tune i don't know speech was the place for him to lay out the legislative and political strategy for the job that he is trying to accomplish. the legislation that he wants to get passed. i think his job was to shore up waiverring democrats. i'm not going to run for the hills and you shouldn't, either. in the coming...
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especially built around washington. and fourth, because you see the constitution as a barrier to where they want to go the road block a speed bump i guess we would say to -- today. they all argue for the living constitution. they couldn't get rid of the constitution although some of them applied they would sure like to. and some said it's difficult to change and a formal way. so instead they wanted to d construct and change its meaning to mean whatever they wanted, putting in new blood into a dead constitution to make it living. and they did all of this and argued for all of this in the name of progress. the great, open-ended and empty word progress. we see it most clearly in the time of the progressives in the early 20th century because they wrote clearly. we see it again in the new deal and again in a free society, and i would suggest to you that we are seeing it again today. there are differences between the various phases, those shifts that come back every so often like the great plague, but they all shared deep fun
especially built around washington. and fourth, because you see the constitution as a barrier to where they want to go the road block a speed bump i guess we would say to -- today. they all argue for the living constitution. they couldn't get rid of the constitution although some of them applied they would sure like to. and some said it's difficult to change and a formal way. so instead they wanted to d construct and change its meaning to mean whatever they wanted, putting in new blood into a...
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schumer, from washington, the senator from new jersey, mr. mendez, the senator from michigan, missed stabenow, the senator from kentucky, mr. kyle, the senator from tennessee, mr. alexander, the senator from south dakota, mr. thume, and the senator from texas, mr. cornyn. the members of the committee will exit the chamber through the doors. >> madam speaker, the dean of the diplomatic corps. [applause] >> madam speaker, the chief justice and the associate justices of the supreme court. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] >> madam speaker, the president's cabinet. [applause] . .
schumer, from washington, the senator from new jersey, mr. mendez, the senator from michigan, missed stabenow, the senator from kentucky, mr. kyle, the senator from tennessee, mr. alexander, the senator from south dakota, mr. thume, and the senator from texas, mr. cornyn. the members of the committee will exit the chamber through the doors. >> madam speaker, the dean of the diplomatic corps. [applause] >> madam speaker, the chief justice and the associate justices of the supreme...
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he's been heard every morning on waal talk radio in washington, d.c. he's our guest tonight on c-span's "q&a." . .
he's been heard every morning on waal talk radio in washington, d.c. he's our guest tonight on c-span's "q&a." . .
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and martha washington organized women to make those for the men. but they all use their own individual passions and talents headed for the same destination. and they got the. we need to do that now. so whatever your passion, your talent is, follow it. use it. go for it, with all the gusto you possibly have got. you don't want to be -- you want to be burned at the end. and all of our passions and then we'll all be pains in washington's and move, but let's all move in the same direction of creating a sustainable just an peace world. let's all move in the direction of creating a world for my grandson. thanks. [applause] >> and we will get there. there. we will get there. >> next question. >> i enjoy your work. it seems like you are driven to reconcile a lot of misdeeds from your previous life, and how are you balancing that after you read this book with your public life that you now braced? how are you taking that balance between your personal life and kind of reconciling those misdeeds with much larger message that you're trying to sense because i do
and martha washington organized women to make those for the men. but they all use their own individual passions and talents headed for the same destination. and they got the. we need to do that now. so whatever your passion, your talent is, follow it. use it. go for it, with all the gusto you possibly have got. you don't want to be -- you want to be burned at the end. and all of our passions and then we'll all be pains in washington's and move, but let's all move in the same direction of...
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you can see the characters who play big roles here in washington. lieberman has made a resurrection of late. he has a great face. you can figure your thumbs moving through his muscles. some people who do not want to go away, thank goodness. the cartoonists were cheering when john mccain nominated her. we knew we would have a good time for a while. let's go to president barack obama. when a politician first comes into the public limelight, the characters are very close to the photographs. over time, the face gets more and more exaggerated. when we had the election and post election, this was barack obama. it looked like he was smiling all the time. during the campaign, i made a 3 d model of him. i was on may 6-city tour with an improv group or i could talk to the sky and he would talk back. it was very effective. -- i could talk to this guy. you are, no doubt, a reader. >> it was very effective at the time. when he got into office, things started to change. he became more serious. you can see the guy saying, careful, the great satan is opening his pa
you can see the characters who play big roles here in washington. lieberman has made a resurrection of late. he has a great face. you can figure your thumbs moving through his muscles. some people who do not want to go away, thank goodness. the cartoonists were cheering when john mccain nominated her. we knew we would have a good time for a while. let's go to president barack obama. when a politician first comes into the public limelight, the characters are very close to the photographs. over...
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haiti's ambassador to washington says he's very afraid, afraid that many, many people have been killed in this quake. ramone joseph says his country needs help from the rest of the world now. he made the appeal by phone on cnn's "situation room." >> haiti as is being portrayed all the time, the poorest country in the western hemisphere now has been hit by the worst catastrophe. so i'm calling on all friends of haiti and people who are listening to me to please come to our aid. >> a plea for aid right there. the u.s. president, barack obama, is speaking out on the haiti earthquake as well. he says -- >> the u.s. state department has activated what it calls a disaster response plan. it says that a task force will work through the night on this. secretary of state hillary clinton is on an asia-pacific tr trip. here's what she said. >> we are still gathering information about this catastrophic earthquake, the point of impact, its effect on the people of haiti. the united states is offering our full assistance to haiti and to others in the region. we will be providing both civilian and mili
haiti's ambassador to washington says he's very afraid, afraid that many, many people have been killed in this quake. ramone joseph says his country needs help from the rest of the world now. he made the appeal by phone on cnn's "situation room." >> haiti as is being portrayed all the time, the poorest country in the western hemisphere now has been hit by the worst catastrophe. so i'm calling on all friends of haiti and people who are listening to me to please come to our aid....
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people are hurting, washington does not have answers and washington is rapidly losing the trust of all whole lot of people. >> larry: how about guantanamo, do you think it's going to come up? >> i don't think guantanamo is going to come up by name, but he's going to address national security and he should, because the country is at war. our country was deeply divided when he came into office over the issue of iraq and afghanistan. in one year, he's been able to largely depot -- de polarize those wars. he sent a reassuring centrist message and that's one of the reasons why he's been able to achieve what he campaigned on in that area. >> he ran has a domestic president, but john's right he gets his highest marks in foreign policy, that is where he is running a more centrist administration. >> larry: yes or no from both of you, does he get a billing bump tomorrow, john? >> we'll get a big bump, he gives a great speech. >>. >> larry: david? >> we gets a small bump. >> larry: don't forget cnn will have major coverage tomorrow night and then we'll be on at mi
people are hurting, washington does not have answers and washington is rapidly losing the trust of all whole lot of people. >> larry: how about guantanamo, do you think it's going to come up? >> i don't think guantanamo is going to come up by name, but he's going to address national security and he should, because the country is at war. our country was deeply divided when he came into office over the issue of iraq and afghanistan. in one year, he's been able to largely depot -- de...
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c-span radio, covering washington like no other. >> "washington journal" continues. host: this week in congress, the second year of the obama administration. more liz sidoti liz with the associated press and jennifer haberkorn from "the washington times." good morning, welcome. we'll start with you, jennifer, asking you about your story this morning in the politics section. that story is being reported elsewhere as well. for the president is expected to speak elsewhere about jobs, are they the number one issue? guest: it seems that way, after the election in massachusetts, health care seems to be in the back burner. people want jobs, they want the economy to improve, so they will be working on that, and i think he will see that reflected in the state of the union address. host: a more visible role in the white house, over the weekend in "the washington post, they had this, "the white house toughens its town." guest: i think that the white house was taken off guard by what happened in massachusetts. they are at a point right now where they realize that if they do not
c-span radio, covering washington like no other. >> "washington journal" continues. host: this week in congress, the second year of the obama administration. more liz sidoti liz with the associated press and jennifer haberkorn from "the washington times." good morning, welcome. we'll start with you, jennifer, asking you about your story this morning in the politics section. that story is being reported elsewhere as well. for the president is expected to speak elsewhere...
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"the washington post" reported it took place between 2002 and 2006. it said the f.b.i. sometimes invoked emergencies that did not exist. the agency said again today the practice involved records of incoming and outgoing calls, and not their actual content. the u.s. supreme court has refused to close two shipping locks near chicago to keep asian carp out of the great lakes. the state of michigan asked for an injunction. it warned the carp will wipe out native fish if they reach the lakes from the mississippi river watershed. illinois and the federal government warned an injunction would damage the shipping business. the u.s. army corps of engineers is considering long-term action, and the case may yet return to the high court. the los angeles city council gave initial approval today to close hundreds of dispensaries for medical marijuana. there are now more than 1,000 places where marijuana is available in los angeles. that is more than all the starbucks coffee shops and public schools in the city. the ordinance voted on today would limit the marijuana shops to 70. a fin
"the washington post" reported it took place between 2002 and 2006. it said the f.b.i. sometimes invoked emergencies that did not exist. the agency said again today the practice involved records of incoming and outgoing calls, and not their actual content. the u.s. supreme court has refused to close two shipping locks near chicago to keep asian carp out of the great lakes. the state of michigan asked for an injunction. it warned the carp will wipe out native fish if they reach the...
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at 7:00 eastern, it's washington. top thicks morning include budget shortfalls in several states and the political outlook in the light of the 2010 elections. after "washington journal" this morning, on "news makers," i.r.s. commissioner douglas shulman on how his organization is planning for the tax season and future changes for tax preparers. >> a discussion now on the chemical herbicide agent orange. it was useded in massive quantities by the u.s. military in vietnam, where that government is now demanding compensation for damages. it's also believed to have caused serious medical conditions in thousands of american soldiers who served in vietnam. the new america foundation and washington monthly magazine hosted this event. it's about an hour and a half. >> thanks for coming. we're here today to discuss a special report just released in the current issue of the washington monthly called the agent orange boomer rang, which you can read at washingtonmonthly.com. i just to want thank new america, thank the staff of th
at 7:00 eastern, it's washington. top thicks morning include budget shortfalls in several states and the political outlook in the light of the 2010 elections. after "washington journal" this morning, on "news makers," i.r.s. commissioner douglas shulman on how his organization is planning for the tax season and future changes for tax preparers. >> a discussion now on the chemical herbicide agent orange. it was useded in massive quantities by the u.s. military in...
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to take your questions about the campaign and the impact on washington policy. >> "washington journal" continues. host: mark mazzetti is our guest until the end of today's "washington journal," correspondent for "the new york times." what is the role of the cia in afghanistan and pakistan? guest: a couple of things. in afghanistan right now,ç they do a number of things, including collectçó intelligence, analyze intelligence, and also to ground operations against taliban forces, militant networks. in pakistan, something we report a lot about, the drone strikes that the cia has been doing for several years now, and in the last year-and-a-half or two years has increased the intensity. to the extent that there is sometimes one or two a week. these are predator and drone aircraft piloted by ci -- out of cia headquarters in virginia. but it is usually in the pakistani tribal region in the mountains. host: is that a traditional role of the cia? guest:ç they are really a post- 9/11 phenomenon. they had them before september 11. after 9/11, it is something that i have been using quite ex
to take your questions about the campaign and the impact on washington policy. >> "washington journal" continues. host: mark mazzetti is our guest until the end of today's "washington journal," correspondent for "the new york times." what is the role of the cia in afghanistan and pakistan? guest: a couple of things. in afghanistan right now,ç they do a number of things, including collectçó intelligence, analyze intelligence, and also to ground operations...
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call from washington, d.c. ce&er: good morning.t( pat robertson,ç imperialism, ts is the position -- reason haiti has such hardship is because it broke with the french. just like they caused simbabway to go to hardship. -- zimbabwe to go to the hardship. activated during the haiti earthquake, a heart machine, it can create earthquakes. i would like to know if the machine was active during the haiti-ç-another thing i want t know is the united states -- united nations isçó a criminal organization. it's responsible for the spread+ of the swine flu. it was pattening -- peatenting it as well.ko this is an effort to -- host: tony, you believe the united states has patented swine flu and responsible for spreading it? >> i don't know if the united states. i think the world health organization. host: why would they do that? caller: because they practice in genocide. they want to reduce the populationç by 80%. this is all part ofñ)ççw3;3 agenda.t( agenda 21.ç >> we'll leaveç this segmentçm the "washin
call from washington, d.c. ce&er: good morning.t( pat robertson,ç imperialism, ts is the position -- reason haiti has such hardship is because it broke with the french. just like they caused simbabway to go to hardship. -- zimbabwe to go to the hardship. activated during the haiti earthquake, a heart machine, it can create earthquakes. i would like to know if the machine was active during the haiti-ç-another thing i want t know is the united states -- united nations isçó a criminal...
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years later and here in washington, washington bureau, working at "time" magazine so editor coming back and forth. i get a phone call from the.your andy says, david manners, some of you may know him great, is calling me and wants to interview me for the "washington post" about bill clinton. i said, well that's great. any such elegant enough paper? i forgotten all about the paper. so i thought real quickly about democracy in russia and remember enough paper, some of the stick out of context and frankly sentences taken in context would not have been too good to her and not campaign in which republicans were already criticized for even gone to russia. and i realized this would derail his campaign by russia is really a democracy, his paper had come out. so i'm hit with that moral dilemma of do i tell this nice, wonderful pseudo- professor jeff, give up that paper to the reporter. so finally i said, dr. paul chomsky i don't know what you should do however if you were my paper i preferred that she left me first. and so fortunately he says, yes you're right. i'll ask them. i'll ask clinton bef
years later and here in washington, washington bureau, working at "time" magazine so editor coming back and forth. i get a phone call from the.your andy says, david manners, some of you may know him great, is calling me and wants to interview me for the "washington post" about bill clinton. i said, well that's great. any such elegant enough paper? i forgotten all about the paper. so i thought real quickly about democracy in russia and remember enough paper, some of the stick...
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host: washington, go ahead. caller: are you aware of the president's -- the brazilian president's speech in copenhagen where he said, the problem is the white people in the world. the second question is there is a country -- a company in brazil that is an offshore drilling company that in june, the obama administration gave a $15 billion loan to and i think is quite ironic that in february, george soros bought majority shares in that company. effectively, this administration has paid back george soros for getting elected with taxpayer funds. guest: i do not know anything about the second issue, but i can comment on the first. the brazilian president is a colorful, charismatic leader. then he has been for some to, to a half years. very annoyed that they have had to do things that the united states and europe-not have to do. and he has -- have not had to do. and he has been very open about saying that they have not had to do things that they've had to do in developing countries. host: salt lake city, democratic cr
host: washington, go ahead. caller: are you aware of the president's -- the brazilian president's speech in copenhagen where he said, the problem is the white people in the world. the second question is there is a country -- a company in brazil that is an offshore drilling company that in june, the obama administration gave a $15 billion loan to and i think is quite ironic that in february, george soros bought majority shares in that company. effectively, this administration has paid back...
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i run a small business in washington. there is no possible way that i could make a contract to build a house with somebody on the order that we are making our legislation in washington. senator reid comes out and i will let you and call it a health care bill:1900 pages, 2000 pages. and he himself says he cannot read it, because he could not understand it even if he read it. and places like c-span do not put -- pick up on that, that tells me something is structurally incorrect in the whole process. i am of average intelligence, and there is no possible way i could read a 2000 page bill and begin to comprehend it in any way shape or form. as far as i'm concerned, anything before congress that is more than an easily readable bill should just be kicked out right now it done away with -- and done away with. the people who voted for it should have to stand up with me and at the american people, and look us in the eye and say yes, i have read and understand the bill currently before congress. [applause] >> i like your analogy ab
i run a small business in washington. there is no possible way that i could make a contract to build a house with somebody on the order that we are making our legislation in washington. senator reid comes out and i will let you and call it a health care bill:1900 pages, 2000 pages. and he himself says he cannot read it, because he could not understand it even if he read it. and places like c-span do not put -- pick up on that, that tells me something is structurally incorrect in the whole...
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i do not think washington here is what they are saying. they clearly do not believe the president and miss pelosi and wt the president saying. they are saying enough is enough. they sent a message. washington should listen. >> does it with the republicans back in power? >> i think they want the job killing agenda in washington to stop. they are not enamored with us. they have seen with the other teams will do. >> you said that you favor bipartisan legislation. do you think that the irresponsibility of the majority, the only way they can get it is to get the minority? >> there are 59 democrats in the senate and 41 republicans. in the house, the democrat majority is 40 seats larger than the minority. the only bipartisan opposition to the job killing agenda are republicans and moderate democrats were saying, no, stop. they do not need us to pass legislation there has been no outreach of year. i want to sit down and try to address the problems that we have. i know my principles are. i am not going to sacrifice my principles by sitting down and
i do not think washington here is what they are saying. they clearly do not believe the president and miss pelosi and wt the president saying. they are saying enough is enough. they sent a message. washington should listen. >> does it with the republicans back in power? >> i think they want the job killing agenda in washington to stop. they are not enamored with us. they have seen with the other teams will do. >> you said that you favor bipartisan legislation. do you think...
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the washington center. go ahead on the democrats line. caller: hi, yes. i just want to let all the americans know that why should we put the republicans back in office when they were in office, they didn't do anything. they literally brought down the whole company. i am a democrat. i'm thinking about changing my -- going independent. i feel like that's what everybody should do. i'm disappointed in the democrats. i'm also disappointed in the republicans. i think that both of them are have made a mockery out of all of this regarding the healthcare. i do want to give a shoutout. there was healthcare in kansas city, missouri. i do not have insurance. i have been laid off for a whole year. i went. i found out that when i did go, i found out that i was a diabetic. i also found out that i had high cholesterol, and i thank god for them coming here, and i did follow up. i followed up with my doctor. it cost me $98. i paid it out of my pocket. they did draw my habes in the doctor's office -- they did draw my labs in
the washington center. go ahead on the democrats line. caller: hi, yes. i just want to let all the americans know that why should we put the republicans back in office when they were in office, they didn't do anything. they literally brought down the whole company. i am a democrat. i'm thinking about changing my -- going independent. i feel like that's what everybody should do. i'm disappointed in the democrats. i'm also disappointed in the republicans. i think that both of them are have made a...
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and he turned around and didn't go to his dinner and went back to washington. and as he recounted the story to me later, he said, really, i had no choice. c-span: why? >> guest: because he couldn't -- he couldn't have risked engaging the wrath of wasserman. i mean, wasserman would have not supported him and would have blocked other people from supporting him, and he needed -- he couldn't have -- he couldn't afford to lose hollywood's support in his fund-raising for his campaign. c-span: i wrote a bunch of stuff that you wrote about lew wasserman down. white shirt and dark tie all the time? >> guest: all the time. and he also made it a uniform. there was a dress code at mca. they wanted to -- jules stein started this before wasserman, but they -- they believed that it was important -- they wanted to sort of elevate the image of talent agents and make them seem more professional. and so -- and jules was, actually, an ophthalmologist by training, so he -- he wanted to sort of upgrade the image. and so it was a strict dress code. in the early days at mca, everybody
and he turned around and didn't go to his dinner and went back to washington. and as he recounted the story to me later, he said, really, i had no choice. c-span: why? >> guest: because he couldn't -- he couldn't have risked engaging the wrath of wasserman. i mean, wasserman would have not supported him and would have blocked other people from supporting him, and he needed -- he couldn't have -- he couldn't afford to lose hollywood's support in his fund-raising for his campaign. c-span: i...
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it was george washington who noted in his first inaugural address a timeless truth. the smiles of heaven can never be expected to remain on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which heaven itself has ordained. it is right to help one another. it is right to work together to get results and solve problems. it is right to provide opportunities for all our citizens. so, my fellow virginiaens, my friends, leaders from across the state, let us heed the words of the father of our country. employ these eternal rules of order to right, and get to work for the good of the people of virginia. thank you. god bless virginia. and god blets this great country. [cheers and applause] >> so bob mcdonnell now officially the governor of virginia, he becomes the state ds 71st chief scuteyi and will give his first staid address next week. that will begin live at 7:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. this weekend on book tv, marine corps university professor on military leadership and winning counter insurgency wars. also, children's book auttedsor and illustrator on
it was george washington who noted in his first inaugural address a timeless truth. the smiles of heaven can never be expected to remain on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which heaven itself has ordained. it is right to help one another. it is right to work together to get results and solve problems. it is right to provide opportunities for all our citizens. so, my fellow virginiaens, my friends, leaders from across the state, let us heed the words of the father...
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and so on the part of the editor and the publisher tft "washington post" it was an -- of "the washington post," it was an extremely important and gutsy decision. because sometimes the evidence was not absolutely there. it seemed to be moving toward a conclusion, but it wasn't there. and then of course if the u.s. government at that time under president nixon asked the attorney general to put out an injunction to stop "the washington post" from publication. which could have been a direct interference with freedom of the press. so the supreme court ruled the right way a week or two later. it all happen very, very swiftly. the impact of the story was enormous. it led to the toppling of the government, to the resignation of a president, two steps ahead of almost certain impeachment. it put the country into a terrible tailspin and i would submit that we're still not out of that. and it ignited in young journalists the belief that they could automatically become a woodward or a burn stein. so on the one hand the excitement into doing investigative reporting is very good. president overexciteme
and so on the part of the editor and the publisher tft "washington post" it was an -- of "the washington post," it was an extremely important and gutsy decision. because sometimes the evidence was not absolutely there. it seemed to be moving toward a conclusion, but it wasn't there. and then of course if the u.s. government at that time under president nixon asked the attorney general to put out an injunction to stop "the washington post" from publication. which...
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for zero." -- "washington journal." says your five-eight minute video on one of our country's great strengths or challenges. there is $50,000 in total prize money and all winning videos will be taught will be shown on c-span -- will be shown on c- span. studentcam.0rg. >> and now a discussion on new media and politics. this is part of an event hosted by the washington center for internships and academic seminars. it is just over one hour. ♪ >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. i am the senior program manager for academic seminars with the washington center for internships and academic seminars here in washington d.c. for over 30 years we have had over 42,000 alumni come through our internships program in washington d.c. where we place students with substantial internships in coalition with academic courses and additional programming that turns them full-time credit at their home institutions. we currently work with over 850 colleges and institutions from the country and worldwide. our web site is www.twc.edu. the st
for zero." -- "washington journal." says your five-eight minute video on one of our country's great strengths or challenges. there is $50,000 in total prize money and all winning videos will be taught will be shown on c-span -- will be shown on c- span. studentcam.0rg. >> and now a discussion on new media and politics. this is part of an event hosted by the washington center for internships and academic seminars. it is just over one hour. ♪ >> good morning, ladies...
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host: this is a piece in the "washington *." -- washington times." they write that nearly 27,000 people are facing serious federal charges related to immigration in 2009. the chief justice has a report on the judiciary. three-fourths of the people enter the united states after being sent home before. what about the aspects of this that are against the law, even if this is shrinking? guest: the numbers are in line with the economic progress in the country. this shows that long before president bush was enforcing this strategy, the numbers would go up and down if jobs were available. the question is what is driving people to come to the united states. the major issue is economic prosperity. when the recession hits, people did not come as much. but we know that this will not last. all the predictions are moving out of the recession. and there will be a growth in jobs. what this means is that if this is killed by the economic needs, then the legal immigration will have to be addressed. -- the illegal immigration will have to be addressed. we have 12 mill
host: this is a piece in the "washington *." -- washington times." they write that nearly 27,000 people are facing serious federal charges related to immigration in 2009. the chief justice has a report on the judiciary. three-fourths of the people enter the united states after being sent home before. what about the aspects of this that are against the law, even if this is shrinking? guest: the numbers are in line with the economic progress in the country. this shows that long...
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that is "the washington post." after the speech the present plans to take a newly energized populist message on the rose in the coming days, voters to florida and new hampshire, both 2010 battleground states, that he will fight for them. also the overripe -- overriding theme of the state of the union address scheduled for 9:00 p.m. eastern time is the economy. the president will describe detailed initiatives court middle-class families. details you can look forward to in the president's speech to not -- tonight. denver on the independent line. you are next. caller: thanks a lot, greta, you are doing a great job. host: what are your thoughts about the speech tonight? what would you like to hear? caller: there are a lot of things i would like to hear but specifically i would like for the president to talk about what he plans to do about local crime that is rampant across the country, and i would also like for the president -- all classes of americans, he needs to address that, i think. and all the callers calling in
that is "the washington post." after the speech the present plans to take a newly energized populist message on the rose in the coming days, voters to florida and new hampshire, both 2010 battleground states, that he will fight for them. also the overripe -- overriding theme of the state of the union address scheduled for 9:00 p.m. eastern time is the economy. the president will describe detailed initiatives court middle-class families. details you can look forward to in the...
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i read "the washington post" and in " the washington journal." i didn't think we have given up any sovereignty in our agreement with interpol. we have gone to the point where -- we were alienated -- where are first judgment is to doubt whether or not to have confidence. we need to turn that around. we need to do that by modeling confidence so that we can develop confidence so that your first thought is not that they're going to do something wrong, but that they are going to do something right. we have created that through the years with the federal government. the federal government's action with us is that you're guilty until you can prove yourself @@@@%grr@ @ kÑ4@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ educated about the fair tax who did not think it was a great idea. >> the fair tax markedly will help us as a country. what the fair tax does is make us competitive worldwide onÑi te things that we manufacture in this country. it takes the taxes off of what we manufacture and they are not applied until they are sold in this country. if they are sold out of this country
i read "the washington post" and in " the washington journal." i didn't think we have given up any sovereignty in our agreement with interpol. we have gone to the point where -- we were alienated -- where are first judgment is to doubt whether or not to have confidence. we need to turn that around. we need to do that by modeling confidence so that we can develop confidence so that your first thought is not that they're going to do something wrong, but that they are going to...
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washington d.c. has done an abysmal job of securing our borders. >> both the governor and the senator continued to give lip service to a problem that is plaguing taxes. it is hurting all of us. immigrants and citizens alike. we must get serious about illegal immigration i. we must stand up against washington d.c., a primary reason for the rising health- care costs is a federal legislation that we need to stop those incentives. >> i wish we had more time for all of this. we are at the end of our debate portion. we have time for closing statements. >> many of you have had to work very hard to ensure that we had a voice on this stage tonight. i hope you can tell by my answers that i would lead us along the path less traveled and that will make all the different for taxes. we have a real opportunity here to restore true private property m&=[wçy
washington d.c. has done an abysmal job of securing our borders. >> both the governor and the senator continued to give lip service to a problem that is plaguing taxes. it is hurting all of us. immigrants and citizens alike. we must get serious about illegal immigration i. we must stand up against washington d.c., a primary reason for the rising health- care costs is a federal legislation that we need to stop those incentives. >> i wish we had more time for all of this. we are at...
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general george washington and his army faced seemingly insurmountable odds. it was cold, his men were ill equipped and outmatched. it was then on december the 23rd, 1776, only two days before that pivotal battle of trenton that washington sought to inspire his small volunteer army by reading aloud from thomas paine's powerful work, the pamphlet "crisis." today we can read the words that ragged band of revolutionaries heard that day in 1776. these are the times that try men's souls, but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman, and we have this consolation with us that the heart of the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. sure of their cause, they pressed on to victory, and thus began the long, rich history of our nation. those early days, however, were not the darkest and most uncurve kern days our -- uncertain days our nation would see. years later, as we all know, the descendants of those revolutionary heros would face each other, sometimes brother against brother, fighting over the future and direction of our growing nation.
general george washington and his army faced seemingly insurmountable odds. it was cold, his men were ill equipped and outmatched. it was then on december the 23rd, 1776, only two days before that pivotal battle of trenton that washington sought to inspire his small volunteer army by reading aloud from thomas paine's powerful work, the pamphlet "crisis." today we can read the words that ragged band of revolutionaries heard that day in 1776. these are the times that try men's souls,...
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the party was held at the british ambassador's residence in washington d.c. "the new york times," the economist, financial times, and the new yorkers that the dead "my paper chase: true stories of vanished times" as one other notable nonfiction books of 2009. some mac. >> thank you. >> the book was written and then the paperback was done and then contemporary systems got a grant to turn it into a teaching college. and it has taken us two years to get it ready, but we have been teaching right now for the academic year of 2010. and the website is interactive, television voices, books, references. and i didn't create it. somebody else created it but i do all the speaking for it. he is a remarkable man. i was so pleased about being involved with him. he is certainly told the story. and he told me that he didn't read the book when it came out. but somebody arty bought it and stuck it on himself and then just saw this book and said what the hell is that copper thing? so i picked it up and dipped into enough of it. >> it's a pleasure. >> how are you enjoying both jo
the party was held at the british ambassador's residence in washington d.c. "the new york times," the economist, financial times, and the new yorkers that the dead "my paper chase: true stories of vanished times" as one other notable nonfiction books of 2009. some mac. >> thank you. >> the book was written and then the paperback was done and then contemporary systems got a grant to turn it into a teaching college. and it has taken us two years to get it ready,...
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i bet they can hear this sharing of the way in washington, d.c. -- charing all the way in washington, d.c. >> [cheering] >> thank you. thank you. yes, i did this morning. thank you. i hope they are playing close attention. tonight the independent voice in massachusetts has spoken. from spring killed two cape cod, the voters decided toe odds. we have delivered a great victory. i think the people of massachusetts for electing me as your next united states senator. >> [cheering] >[ chanting "41"] >> everyday i hold this office, i will give that is all inmates to serve you well and make you proud. -- all in me to serve you well and make you proud. i will never -- thank you. while the honor is mine, the senate seat belongs to no one person or political party. as i have said before, this is the people's seat. >> [chatning "people's seat"] >> thank you very much. i spoke to the center. he has completed his work as the senator. i spoke to him. he is very gracious. he welcomes me as soon as i can get there. i want to thank him from the bottom of my heart. >> [chanting indiscriminately] >> i wa
i bet they can hear this sharing of the way in washington, d.c. -- charing all the way in washington, d.c. >> [cheering] >> thank you. thank you. yes, i did this morning. thank you. i hope they are playing close attention. tonight the independent voice in massachusetts has spoken. from spring killed two cape cod, the voters decided toe odds. we have delivered a great victory. i think the people of massachusetts for electing me as your next united states senator. >> [cheering]...
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"washington journal" continues. host: in states as a way to acclimate you on what's happening around the country. those states facing the top five budget deficil9ñ arizona with 2 billion. california at 6.3 billion. illinois five billion. new york almost 3 point 5 billion. scott, scott pattison is the director, good morning. thanks for being with us. these state haves a requirement to balance the budget. caller: that's correct. it's very difficult for them. they're not a national government. states don't have that option. they have to balance like we do in our family budgets. host: we heard from governor schwarzenegger in his statement and governor scott pattison but one of the things coming out of schwarzenegger's budget is expectations that the federal government with it's 12,000,000 overall debt will come to the rescue for states like california. how many states are counting on this? guest: california is asking for well over 6 million in additional funds an" obviously there's a lot of issues associated with that
"washington journal" continues. host: in states as a way to acclimate you on what's happening around the country. those states facing the top five budget deficil9ñ arizona with 2 billion. california at 6.3 billion. illinois five billion. new york almost 3 point 5 billion. scott, scott pattison is the director, good morning. thanks for being with us. these state haves a requirement to balance the budget. caller: that's correct. it's very difficult for them. they're not a national...
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. >> washington journal continues. host: our guest is james ki thetfioeld a national correspondent. -- majes kitfield. james kitfield. what prompted you to write this piece? >> guest: we have seen this program for a while. in the last year-and-a-half, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of broken strikes. there's a controversy last summer when the cia director told congress there is a secret program establishing hit squads to fight and kill terrorists around the world. that caused a big furor. we should probably shun some more light on a secret program to target assassinations. we know very little about this. we don't know what the evidenciary bar is to get people a list. we don't know who was involved but that is becoming clearer after my re- 40. -- reporting. jarratt things they think they could do to take lives. host: what did people do to put that on this list for consideration? guest: after 9/11, president bush had an executive order that had word in their to target people in the war on terror. it was
. >> washington journal continues. host: our guest is james ki thetfioeld a national correspondent. -- majes kitfield. james kitfield. what prompted you to write this piece? >> guest: we have seen this program for a while. in the last year-and-a-half, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of broken strikes. there's a controversy last summer when the cia director told congress there is a secret program establishing hit squads to fight and kill terrorists around the world....
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"washington journal." we go to the pentagon where we are expecting an update on haiti. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] . [no audio]. >> we are expecting a video link from the unified task force in haiti. the pentagon is having a problem with the signal from haiti. we will have this news conference live want to get under way. "the new york times"report that the united nations is agreeing to send an additional 3500 soldiers and police officers to haiti. we will have the news conference live until it starts today as election day in massachusetts pretty special senatorial election. spoke to a reporter on this morning's "washington journal per-quo ♪ c." all eyes on bay state ballot. what is the turnout strategy for both candidates today? guest: i think on the democratic side, martha coakley's supporters -- democrats tend to have an evanish on the ground on election day because they outnumber republicans but they are trying to sto
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[applause] >> each year, the washington center brings dozens of students to washington d.c. to experience the work of our government first can. this weekend, they discussed politics, government, and their futures. >> we are joined by the authors of "game change." i heard you had a list of things you thought would make news in this book. it has been out of here for some time now. what on the list are you surprised that? when john and i set out to write the book, we hope it would be interesting book to read an interesting story. but we were also going for breaking news because we thought there were things that were uncovered during the campaign. i will give you one. john will have others. sarah palin was picked by john mccain and people were shocked when it happened to that time, the campaign said that she had been on consideration for a long time and receive as much of a background check, so-called vetting, as any of the other people john mccain considered. there is skepticism about that at the time did not of the political journalism parade moved on and there were other thin
[applause] >> each year, the washington center brings dozens of students to washington d.c. to experience the work of our government first can. this weekend, they discussed politics, government, and their futures. >> we are joined by the authors of "game change." i heard you had a list of things you thought would make news in this book. it has been out of here for some time now. what on the list are you surprised that? when john and i set out to write the book, we hope it...
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boxer: "the washington post" said about the murkowski amendment, "hobbling the e.p.a. isn't the right course. the correct response is to provide a better alternative," but obviously they're not in favor of overturning an endangerment finding. "the scranton times tribune," very important, i think editorial. there should be little debate on the premise that cleaner air is healthier. and i think that's really what we're saying. the scientists are saying, let's clean up the carbon and have healthier air. "the st. louis post dispatch" has a very, very good -- very good editorial here. and they also come out against this kind of a move by senator murkowski and big oil and big coal, and they feel this vote is a very, very important vote. so in summary, i would just say this: i don't want the american people to misunderstand what is before us in this resolution that will be coming up for a vote at a time determined by senator murkowski, as i understand it, under the rules. she is using the rules to be able to do this. i don't think the american people should be misled into thi
boxer: "the washington post" said about the murkowski amendment, "hobbling the e.p.a. isn't the right course. the correct response is to provide a better alternative," but obviously they're not in favor of overturning an endangerment finding. "the scranton times tribune," very important, i think editorial. there should be little debate on the premise that cleaner air is healthier. and i think that's really what we're saying. the scientists are saying, let's clean...
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yes. >> i am edward with the washington guardian. we saw secretary vilsack ordered his staff working with epa to rework the models for afforestation version of the u.s.. is that an indication we will see other steps by the epa, by the usda to avoid a showdown with senate democrats and do things to sweeten the pot or lessen the threat to their states' economies? >> the short answer is i hope so. this was a very tough issue at the end of the house debate over climate legislation in the agriculture committee demanded a set of concessions making it more likely that money for offsets would flow into the agricultural industry and that issue has continued to be very difficult in the senate. i thought it was very encouraging secretary vilsack and administrator jackson are collaborating on this and that they are focusing by the way on this same reforestation opportunity as a major place to produce offsets. any legislation that passes in the u.s. will create a demand for billions of tons of carbon offsets and most analysts to think that it wil
yes. >> i am edward with the washington guardian. we saw secretary vilsack ordered his staff working with epa to rework the models for afforestation version of the u.s.. is that an indication we will see other steps by the epa, by the usda to avoid a showdown with senate democrats and do things to sweeten the pot or lessen the threat to their states' economies? >> the short answer is i hope so. this was a very tough issue at the end of the house debate over climate legislation in...
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and then, george washington vanderbilt is mysterious. he goes to west point and is in the union army, but is goes awol? >> yes, something that i founded the national archives with the help of the stop the debt the youngest son, george washington vanderbilt, was by all accounts vanderbilts pride and joy because of the three sons he was the only one who liked vanderbilt himself was athletic. vanderbilt was someone of just immense personal capabilities. 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, straight as an indian was the description. and this is a guy who got involved and one fistfights into his 50's. you know, he was not -- you know, he was not just good business. he was also a good card player, excellent horse racer, somebody who was just always out to compete and win under all circumstances. and here his sons were, one of the put it cornel is a gambling addict and epileptic. william -- >> may have been. >> it is possible. and his son william was very good in business but he was kind of pudgy and unathletic and kind of a sad talk personally in his deme
and then, george washington vanderbilt is mysterious. he goes to west point and is in the union army, but is goes awol? >> yes, something that i founded the national archives with the help of the stop the debt the youngest son, george washington vanderbilt, was by all accounts vanderbilts pride and joy because of the three sons he was the only one who liked vanderbilt himself was athletic. vanderbilt was someone of just immense personal capabilities. 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, straight as...
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the brookings institution here in washington is hosting this event. it's jusç getting underway. >> of this institution and has some other credentials that make him just the right person to get us started. on the topic of how to secure the future for palestinian youth. jim and i are going to engage in a bit of a dialog for a few minutes up here at the beginning. and then we'll turn it into a multilog involving as many of you as possible. and in about 40 minutes or so we'll turn the program over to an excellent panel that's assembled here. and we thank our friends and colleagues from the new america foundation, which has been helping us put this event together and some subsequent ones still to come. i won't introduce the panel now. i would, however, like to say to congressman ellison, what a pleasure it is to see him back here at brookings. he's been a frequent visitor. i don't think i said to go in length about jim wolfensohn's background. >> good. [laughter] >> well, we'll just stop here. he's come to talk to us about fencing this afternoon, a sport
the brookings institution here in washington is hosting this event. it's jusç getting underway. >> of this institution and has some other credentials that make him just the right person to get us started. on the topic of how to secure the future for palestinian youth. jim and i are going to engage in a bit of a dialog for a few minutes up here at the beginning. and then we'll turn it into a multilog involving as many of you as possible. and in about 40 minutes or so we'll turn the...